Saturday was a busy one! Evan had a soccer game at 11:45am, we grabbed lunch in a drive-thru, and rushed to Sean's game at 1:30pm to have it be cancelled a few minutes into the game for crazy storms. I took the opportunity to take the boys to get their haircuts done at Lady Janes by our house before we had to all get ready for dinner at Buddy's in Dearborn and the Hallowe'en Event at Greenfield Village with my parents.
Unfortunately, it was cold and rained the majority of the time. Two years in a row now we've gone while it was raining. We bundled up in a million layers and enjoyed our little breaks with hot cider and hot donuts, but I think this was the quickest we've gotten through it since the crowds were much lighter than usual.
The boys wanted to stop and watch the magic show this year, which was nice for a change and I loved the addition of "Oz" from the Wizard of Oz toward the end.
I think we all enjoyed being able to get out of the cold and get into some dry clothes. Although, the added laundry from wet soccer games and wearing layers I could have done without. We had to get the costumes dried and ready to use again on Sunday for the Pumpkin Palooza and a birthday party.
We had intentions of going to church Sunday morning, but we left Evan's mask from his costume with my parents, so we had to meet halfway. Scott and Sean cranked out the grocery shopping and we were both back home in time to get back into costumes and eat a quick lunch before the Palooza started.
The key to this event is to arrive 15 minutes before it technically opens. You get the best parking spots and you get in lines for candy and games before most people show up. We were done with full bags of loot by 12:45pm. It was fun, even though it was colder than previous years!
We came back home to hang out for a bit before we had to go to Ethan's Halloween-themed birthday party at his house. They had a bounce house and encouraged the kids to play outside, which I didn't realize. They didn't have hats or gloves and it was really cold. Within an hour and a half we were ready to go home and warm up. The boys had fun with the donut on a string game and with the "Trick or Treating" stations she had set up. The chili was delicious and I appreciated the spiked cider.
A very fun, but busy weekend is in the books! This weekend we don't have as much planned. Both boys have their final soccer games. I'm hoping to bring the boys with some friends to the DIA to see the Ofrenda exhibit and to eat an early dinner in Mexican Town. We'll be carving our pumpkins too! I'm hopeful Evan can shake off this cough he has before anyone else in the family comes down with it. Tis' the season...
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